Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 For those who love Webley revolvers. Fixed up this friend's rather beat up and abused MK IV. Lanyard ring, new grips and general "clean it up". Webley MK IV - bottom of the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Oh! Looking very nice! I have always thought the Webley was a facinating pistol. I have 2 right now, a Mark VI .45 ACP conversion, and a Mark IV .38. I plan to get more someday. I'd like another Mark VI, unconverted, and perhaps a couple of Mark V's. You do nice work, sir. My compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Nice looking piece Wolfgang. a retired gunsmith friend of mine recently cleaned up about 20 English revolvers that a fella brought him. They had been stored in a wet basement. It was fun playing with them & figuring out how they worked. I'm sure you had fun cleaning up this one too. --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'd always craved one of these birds head grip Webleys . . . but had never handled one. Realy happy that I got the "Bull-Dog" though, . . it is a real "pocket pistol" and more pracical for carry than a birds head Webley. My friend used to run an auto repair business in Palm Springs just a block from the "north end" (read real BAD section of town), he had no thefts as it was know that he was a gun collector and a gun dealer, . . sometimes local down and out ruffians would come in to sell a gun to him. He got the MK IV for $50. Another time he got a Colt Lightning for $ 60 ! It had grips made out of a 2x4 ! But a genuine Colt Lightning none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Did this one belong to Holmes or Dr. Watson? "Always carry a firearm east of Aldgate, Watson." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Did this one belong to Holmes or Dr. Watson? "Always carry a firearm east of Aldgate, Watson." There is an actual photo of Sherlock Holmes ( not an actor ) carrying this revolver and the serial number is visible. . . and it has Dr. Watson's finger prints on it . . so when we sell it on "Gunbroker" we'll get a really high price for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Those aren't new grips, THESE are new grips! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/mwhyte123/WebleyMklV.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Wowsers! Nice Slim! --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Those aren't new grips, THESE are new grips! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/mwhyte123/WebleyMklV.jpg Pretty FANCY grips thur pard . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Windshadow Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Those aren't new grips, THESE are new grips! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/mwhyte123/WebleyMklV.jpg Nice to see that one without the back of the cylinder shaved off to take .45ACP ammo in half moon clips I never understood why so many fine Webleys were ruined that way the proper ammo was never that hard to come by (mostly out of Canada in the 60s and 70s) or any problem to reload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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